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PATENTED MAR. 81, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.1,1907

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JOHN ZIMMERMANN, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To. all whom it may concern:

it known that I, JOHN ZIMMERMANN, a cltlzen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, boron h of the Bronx,

county and State of New ork, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification. My improvements relate to toy targets of the class in which a return ball is used, and are designed to afford a relatively cheap knock down or folding device which may be conveniently transported and stored and quickly and readily installed for use.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts herein described and claimed specifically, an incidental feature being the use of fulminate caps on the face of the target disks for the purpose of announcing by the explosion thereof a hit made by the projectile.

In the accom anying drawings, Figure 1, is an isometrica perspective of my device, a

portion of the base board and portions ofthe elastic sling being broken away; Fig. 2, 1s a rear view upon a larger scale of a ortion of the'ltarget board showing one of t 1e hinged targets; Fig. 3, is a section upon plane of line 3'3 Fig. 2; Fig. 4, is a top View of the device folded; Figs. 5 and 6, front and rear elevations of the target disks; Figs. 7 and 8, face and rear views of target disks made to accommodate fulminate caps; Fig. 9, a section upon A lane of line 9 -9 Fig. 7,

B is the ase board of an suitable length, to the rear end of which is hinged the target board T, preferably by means of staples b, b, and t, t.

a, a, are toggle or folding braces which are used to sustaln the target board T in its upri ht position, but which fold over each ot er to allow it to be turned down to rest upon the baseboard.

Each brace a, consists of one member ivoted to the base B and another pivote to the target board T, both members being pivoted together. One of these members is formed with a flange a, which acts as a stop or rest to the other member when the members are in alinement as shown in Fig. 1.

A series of circular o enings t, t, are formed in the target boar T, for the display of a series of target disks (1, d. Each disk is pivotally supported upon a rod or staple e, driven into the rear of the board, and-each has a rear extension d, projecting beyond such pivotal point e.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 31, 1908..

Application filed November 1, 1907 Serial No. 400,264.

. A spring latch S is arranged in connection with each target disk d, said sprin latch be- 1ng formed with two notches or s oulders s and s, the first of which, 8, sustains thedisk d, in its advanced or upright position,'while' A feature of the invention consists in providing means upon the face of one or more of thetarget disks whereby a toy or fulminate cap similar to those used in toy pistols &c., may be supported thereon, to be ex loded when hit by the projectile g. A sim l e way is to cut and stamp out flanges d from the body of the disk in such manner that they project in front of the rest of the face thereof, so that the pa er ea c, may besupported on the face'of t e dis with its edges resting between said flanges and .the disk as shown in Figs. 1 and 9. I do not however confine myself to this identical construction since an other mechanical equivalent expedient or holding the fulminate cap on the acelof the disk may be resorted to with like resu t.

The front or face of each target disk (1,

may be numbered, marked with a bulls eye or any other desired design or be left lain as preferred,the essential feature in t is connection being the combination with the target disk d, having the tail or extension, of the double shouldered latch adapted to hold' the disk in both its normal and interposed osition, to the end that when a hit is scor the.

disk will record the fact visually until forcibly restored to its normal position.

The bow f, is made preferabl of wire, the i ends of which fit in sockets b, formed for their reception in the base board B. The re .turn ball or proectile g, is preferably attached to the mi dle 'of an elastic cord h, of v suitable length, the ends of which are secured to the bow f, and may be varied in position by sliding up or down the upright parallel-side,

members of the bow for the purpose of facilioard T is folded over on the latter, as v Provision is ma e for indicating a hit by the projectile both visually or by souncl,-- the use of the fuhninate caps adding materially to the novelty and attractiveness of the device.

\Vhatl claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. In a toy target of the character designated, the combination with the base board,

of a target board hinged thereto and formed with a series of apertures, a series of pivoted target plates each arranged to appear through one of said apertures, each target plate being formed with a rear extension,

spring latches, one for each of said target 7 ates arranged to engage with the rear ex- 5 tension thereof and formed with shoulders for sustaining its target platein either an advanced or retracted positioinand a return ball or projectile arranged in front of said target board, for the pur ose described.

2. In a toy target of t e character designatcd, the combination with the base board of a target board hinged thereto and formed with a series of apertures, a folding brace pivotally connected to and between said base board and said target board, a series of pivoted tar et plates each arranged tov appear-through one of said a erture's, each tan get plate being formed wit 1 a rear extension,

s rin latches one for each ofisaid tar et' p ates arranged to engage with the-rear extension thereof and formedwith shoulders for sustaining its target plate in either an ad- Jvanced or retracted position, and a return ball or projectile arranged in front of said. target board, for the pur ose described.

3. in a toy target of t 1e character designated, the combination. with the base board,

seasra and a return ball or projectile arranged in front of said target board, for the purpose described.

4. In a toy target of the character designated, the combination with the base board, of a target board hinged thereto and formed with a series of apertures, a series of pivot ed target plates each arranged to appear through one of said apertures, eachtarget plate being formed wlth a rear extension, snring latches, one for each of said target p ates arranged to engage with the rear extension thereof a-nd formed with shoulders for sustaining its target plate'in either an advanced or retracted position, a detachable bow shaped body supported in sockets on the front end of the base board, an elastic cord. the ends of which are slidably attached to the naraliel side members of the said bow shaped'- ody, and a return ball or projectile on said elastic cord, for the purpose described.

JOHN ZIMMERMANN'L VJitnesses:

.Gno. WM. 'Mnrrr, D. W. GARDNER. 

